Rhett joined the Chamber of Shipping as the CEO in March 2024, after leaving the Royal Navy and, most recently, the role of UK National Hydrographer, Deputy Chief Executive and Director for Defence and Data Acquisition at the UK Hydrographic Office.

During his time in the Navy, Rhett served as a bridge watchkeeper, attack helicopter pilot, warfare officer and Joint staff officer on operations all over the world. He held sea and air command appointments in HM Ships Penzance, Bulwark and Protector and 815 Naval Air Squadron, respectively. Rhett has worked extensively across government departments in Whitehall, developing policy options for political choice on issues regarding futures and strategic analysis, military capability, counter-terrorism, Joint operations and international security.

Peter leads the policy team to provide a coordinated and focused service across this key part of the chamber's offering to its membership.

Kathryn is responsible for the overall operation of the MNTB, overseeing and facilitating its technical work, new entrant training programmes, careers promotion strategy and managing the charitable work of the Maritime Educational Foundation.

Prior to joining the MNTB, Kathryn worked for Royal Caribbean International overseeing the Company’s cadet training programme as well as being responsible for the Safety and Compliance of the fleet. Her background is in teaching and training development. Kathryn joined the MNTB in August 2017.

Virginia was appointed CEO of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in April 2023. She is a solicitor specialising in European law, human rights, and private practice litigation. She has worked at the United Nations on a range of matters and was also a legal advisor to the Regulation and Quality Assurance body. Before moving to the MCA, she was the lead CEO for the Commonwealth Forum of Human Rights Commissions operations.

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Through a global network of over 5800 talented professionals, operating out of 200 offices in 70 countries, we support market operators across the entire lifecycle of their projects, whilst assisting them in renewing their products, technologies, and services.
RINA provides a wide range of services across the energy, marine, certification, infrastructure & mobility, industry, and research & development sectors, and is a member of key international organisations and an important contributor to the development of new legislative standards.
Regarding the Marine business, RINA is a founding member of IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) and operates on behalf of 123 flag authorities. We provide services throughout the complete ship lifecycle. Ship classification has been our core business from the beginning, and today it makes RINA one of the top-ranking marine classification societies in the world.
Decarbonisation will be driving the shipping sector for years to come, and RINA plays a proactive role in this evolution, bringing our multidisciplinary skills to the industry to build a sustainable future. We work with designers to verify compliance with the applicable rules of dual-fuel vessels and of novel concept designs incorporating new fuels such as hydrogen or ammonia, allowing for an increase in efficiency and performance which equates to fewer emissions.
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Technical competence, attention to quality and focus on innovation are the pillars that allow us supporting companies to demonstrate the added value of their fleet.

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